0985 School Finance Authority
Program Descriptions

0918 - SMART BONDS PROGRAM

Chapter 1438, Statutes of 1985, as amended by Chapter 598, Statutes of 1987, established CSFA and authorized the issuance revenue bonds or other debt instruments. The proceeds from the sale of the bonds were available for loans to school and community college districts to assist with the acquisition of equipment and new school sites, construction of new facilities, reconstruction of existing facilities, capital improvements, and to provide working capital. Chapter 325, Statutes of 2006 (AB 2717), allows CSFA to issue debt on behalf of California charter schools for capital improvements and working capital needs.